Nutrição e mudanças alimentares em meio a pandemia COVID-19

Abstract

Introdução: A COVID-19 também conhecida como coronavirus, é o vírus que tem afligindo toda população mundial. Por isso, se faz necessário conhecer os impactos causados pelas mudanças alimentares que afetaram a nutrição e a segurança alimentar nesse cenário de pandemia. Desta forma, foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico com literaturas pesquisadas no Google Acadêmico, sendo selecionados dez artigos dentro do tema proposto. Demonstrou que as restrições causadas pelo isolamento social atingiram os indivíduos psicológica e mentalmente, repercutindo diretamente nos hábitos alimentares, pois houve o aumento no consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados, diminuição de consumo de alimentos in natura, redução das atividades físicas, ganho de peso. Estes aspectos provocam a má nutrição, consequentemente a desnutrição e a obesidade. Desta forma, o sistema imunológico é atingindo, gerando desfechos agravantes em pacientes com COVID-19. Diante do exposto é necessário ter um acompanhamento do nutricionista, para obter orientações da boa conduta alimentar aliada com a pratica de exercícios físicos que podem ajudar no metabolismo a obter reações positivas ao tratamento dessa patologia.

Adaptation, confirmatory factor analysis, and psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Repetitive Eating Questionnaire

“…Accordingly, a recent study assessing a community sample in Portugal suggested that the changes in a variety of life domains imposed by COVID‐19 restrictions may lead to increased psychological distress, which results in more disordered eating behaviors (Ramalho et al, 2022). In Brazil, the literature suggests that the restrictions caused by social isolation had a direct impact on eating habits through an increase in the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and snacks, and a decrease in the consumption of natural foods, with consequent weight gain, intermediated by reduced physical activity (da Leão & de Ferreira, 2021; Malta et al, 2020). Similarly, studies worldwide point to an increase in disordered eating and binge‐eating behaviors during the period of isolation, as well as the use of food as a strategy to regulate anxiety (Brown et al, 2021; Phillipou et al, 2020).…”

The poison is on the table: an analysis of the pesticides present in the food of Brazilians

“…Whether due to environmental contamination or occupational use, the entire population is exposed to pesticides, and the national scenario tends to worsen, since 474 and 493 substances were registered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento -MAPA) throughout 2019 and 2020, respectively, these numbers being the highest in history (Grigori, 2021). Several changes in the population's food profile were also noted on 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of them being the increased consumption of over-processed foods (Leão, 2021) Among the records, a new pesticide in Brazil stands out. Sulfoxaflor has already been banned in the United States as it presents potential damage to bees (Brasil, 2019), which represents a major concern because bees are the main responsible for pollination in most ecosystems, and in Brazil about 60 % of plants grown for food depend on pollination (Grigori, 2019).…”